<s>
Autonomic	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
follows	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Autonomic	B-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
,	O
an	O
initiative	O
started	O
by	O
IBM	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
ultimate	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
self-managing	B-General_Concept
networks	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
other	O
networks	O
and	O
to	O
enable	O
their	O
further	O
growth	O
,	O
far	O
beyond	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
's	O
more	O
,	O
increasingly	O
popular	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
networked	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
consoles	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
interconnected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pervasive	B-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
not	O
only	O
adds	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
burdens	O
existing	O
networking	B-Architecture
infrastructure	O
with	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
tasks	O
that	O
sooner	O
or	O
later	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
manageable	O
by	O
human	O
intervention	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
important	O
aspect	O
is	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
manually	O
controlling	O
huge	O
numbers	O
of	O
vitally	O
important	O
devices	O
of	O
current	O
network	B-Architecture
infrastructures	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
,	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
facilitates	O
and	O
regulates	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
functions	O
including	O
respiration	O
,	O
blood	O
pressure	O
and	O
circulation	O
,	O
and	O
emotive	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autognostics	B-General_Concept
includes	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
self-discovery	O
,	O
awareness	O
,	O
and	O
analysis	O
capabilities	O
that	O
provide	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
view	O
on	O
high-level	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autognostics	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
literally	O
"	O
self-knowledge	O
"	O
,	O
provides	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
response	O
and	O
validation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
autonomic	B-Protocol
networking	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
may	O
be	O
defined	O
by	O
inputs	O
from	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
biological	O
metaphor	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
the	O
hands	O
and	O
,	O
to	O
some	O
degree	O
,	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
embodied	O
in	O
some	O
system	O
outside	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
or	O
implicit	O
to	O
the	O
specific	O
policy	O
implementation	O
,	O
the	O
framework	O
must	O
also	O
accommodate	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
process	O
,	O
objectives	O
and	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
as	O
policy	O
management	O
represents	O
the	O
ultimate	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
,	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
report	O
on	O
its	O
operation	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
its	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autodefense	O
represents	O
a	O
dynamic	O
and	O
adaptive	O
mechanism	O
that	O
responds	O
to	O
malicious	O
and	O
intentional	O
attacks	O
on	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
infrastructure	I-Architecture
,	O
or	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
infrastructure	I-Architecture
to	O
attack	O
IT	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connection	O
fabric	O
supports	O
the	O
interaction	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
and	O
sub-systems	O
of	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biological	O
equivalent	O
is	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
itself	O
–	O
although	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
,	O
it	O
actually	O
is	O
only	O
the	O
communication	O
conduit	O
between	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
’s	O
faculties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
research	O
by	O
many	O
research	O
projects	O
,	O
how	O
principles	O
and	O
paradigms	O
of	O
mother	O
nature	O
might	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
networking	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
layering	B-Protocol
approach	I-Protocol
,	O
autonomic	B-Protocol
networking	I-Protocol
targets	O
a	O
more	O
flexible	O
structure	O
termed	O
compartmentalization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fundamental	O
concept	O
of	O
Control	O
theory	O
,	O
the	O
closed	O
control	O
loop	O
,	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
fundamental	O
principles	O
of	O
autonomic	B-Protocol
networking	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
